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President Zuma to attend Jazz Fest

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Pretoria - President Jacob Zuma is expected to attend the 16th Cape Town International Jazz Festival this evening, where performances will include Yvonne Chaka Chaka and Sipho “hostix” Mabuse, among others.

Department wins coveted UN water award

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Pretoria - The Department of Water and Sanitation and Wildlife and Environment Society of South Africa (WESSA) have jointly scooped the 'Water for Life' UN-Water Best Practices Award.

Electricity demand contributed to Eskom crisis

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Pretoria - President Jacob Zuma says Eskom has since the dawn of democracy had to meet a demand for electricity which had not been met under Apartheid, and that naturally led to an extraordinary pressure on the national grid.

SAQA develops qualification fraud register

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Pretoria – The South African Qualifications Authority (SAQA) has developed a national fraud register, which lists individuals who have committed qualifications fraud.

Nooitgedacht phase 2 to add more water to Bay's supply

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Pretoria - The Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality has confirmed that it is going ahead with the Nooitgedacht Low Level Scheme Phase 2 Project which will see additional water added to the bay's supply system.

Eskom contract workers dismissed

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Pretoria - Contract workers who went on an illegal strike at Eskom’s Medupi power station have been fired, Eskom said on Friday.

Ekurhuleni gears up for winter season

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Pretoria - The City of Ekurhuleni is gearing up to prevent shack fires and loss of lives this coming winter season, it said on Friday.

Salga throws its weight behind Back to Basics

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Pretoria – The South African Local Government Association (Salga) concluded its three-day 2015 National Members Assembly (NMA) with a commitment to support the Back to Basics programme.